1. Week 8 Acuity Action

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4. Saving Is Hard, Spending Is Cake Legend tells us that Marie Antoinette, the one-time queen of France, uttered these memorable words about the impoverished Parisian populace: "So let them eat cake!" Americans seem to have taken those words to heart. In the face of hard economic times, what do Americans do? They eat cake — yellow cakes with cream filling, to be exact. Every day, Americans buy 500,000 Twinkies. While Americans have the option to spend, save, or invest their money, most people spend their money right away — and Twinkies aren't all they are buying. Every day, Americans purchase: 35 million cans of Bud Light 150,000 pounds of Starbucks (SBUX) beans 628 Toyota (TM) Camrys So that means we're well fed, caffeinated, and driving sensible cars. But while Twinkies might be good in the short term, they do very little to buffer us from hard economic times. One third of Americans who earn more than $75,000 spend all their discretionary income on cakes, cars, coffee, and other material goods. Of those who earn less than $30,000 a year, almost nine of 10 spend every penny, leaving little or no money to save. Speaking of savings, the US savings rate was negative for years. But in 2008, it crept up into the black. All told, this means that 46 percent of Americans have less than $5,000 to float them in bad times. The bottom line: If you save and invest your money today, you'll have more money tomorrow. At WeSeed, we believe the world would be in better shape if all Americans (of investing age) bought at least one share of stock. So that's a start. Put down the Twinkie and start researching your investing options.

5. Project Connection: Becoming an Entrepreneur. Project Connection: Becoming an Entrepreneur. Materials Needed: Laptop Article Pencil Graphic Organizer Journal Materials Needed: Laptop Article Pencil Graphic Organizer Journal MARKET MASTERS Social Studies Standard 5.4.7 Predict the effect of changes in supply and demand on price. Math 5.3.1 Explain which types of displays are appropriate for various sets of data. Literacy Connection: Comprehension 1.Gather all needed materials. 2.Begin this station by reading with a partner the article, “Saving is Hard, Spending is Cake”. 3.On the post-it notes, write any words you do not understand. 4.Now login to Weseed.com and click on the Learn tab at the top of the home page. See LEVEL 1 # 2 The Uses of money Click on the link and watch the short video. 5.With your group fill in the graphic organizer and turn in. 6.Check out your stocks, how are they doing? 7.Chart your results. Extension Activity: On the same page as the video read the “Wow your Friends” section. In journal write down the fact that you were most amazed by. Tell me why.

6. Your Spending Practices Group Members: _________________ __________________ _________________ ____________________ __________________ List things you spend money on 1. 2. 3. 4. List ways you can invest 1. 2. 3. 4. Give two reasons you should invest. 1. ___________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 2. ___________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________

7. Materials v/cv vc/v cards Open Closed Chart Computer NOISE LEVEL 1 Directions: 1.Listen to the leader read the task sheet. 2.Go to Spelling City and watch the syllables video. 3.As a group play the Word call game to practice opened and closed words. 4.NEXT, Use the template to make a pocket folder. Once you have finished, cut out the spelling list cards and separate the words into open and closed groups. THEN, check your answers using the answer key. 5.Practice your spelling words on spelling city with the remaining time. 6.Clean your rotation table and return all materials to the basket. Standard EL 5.6.7 – Spell roots or bases of words with prefixes, suffixes, contractions, and syllable constructions correctly. PBL Connection: Becoming an Entrepreneur

8. Students should note that the syllable division determines the vowel sound and thus the spelling. Short vowels are found in closed syllable words (ending in a consonant) and long vowel sounds are found in open syllables (ending in a vowel). Therefore, VC/V is closed and V/CV is opened. Word Call Game Materials: Timer and Deck of cards with the spelling words written on each card. Procedure: Leaders will lay stack of cards in the center of the table. Players take turns flipping over one card at a time from the deck. The first player to correctly writes out "open“, "closed“ or “neither” on the white board gets to keep the card. The player with the most cards wins the game.

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12. America’s Beginning Noise Level 1 1.Listen to manager read the task sheet before beginning. 2.Use your textbook and the website links to fill in the chart. 3.Each box is worth 2 points (not including extra credit). 4.Once you have filled in the chart play the games on the website. Extension activity: Read Lesson 6 in your Social Studies textbook. SS.5.1.7 2007 Colonization and Settlements: 1607 to 1763. Identify and locate the 13 British colonies that became the United States and describe daily life (political, social, and economic organization and structure). SS.5.1.8 2007 Colonization and Settlements: 1607 to 1763. Identify the early founders of colonial settlements and describe early colonial resistance to British rule. Materials List Textbook Laptop Chart Other reference items

14. Became a state State nameLeader(s) Main resource Extra Credit 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th 6 th 7 th 8 th 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th 13 th The 13 Colonies and their leaders during ratification

15. Standard 5.1.5 Explain different interpretations of fractions: as parts of a whole, parts of a set, and division of whole numbers by whole numbers. Materials Fraction pieces Pencil Worksheet Directions: 1.Listen to the leader read the task sheet. 2.As a group, use the fraction pieces to make the shapes one whole. 3.Determine by the number of pieces in each whole, what fraction each piece is equal to. 4.Find all of the equivalent fractions you can and list them on the worksheet. 5.When you are done, go to Mrs. Spear’s website and choose the “Fraction Attraction” link to practice finding equivalent fractions. PBL Connection Becoming an Entrepreneur

16. FractionEquivalent Fractions 1/2 1/3 1/4 1/5 1/6 1/8 1/10 1/12 Name ____________________________ List all of the equivalent fractions you can find using the fraction pieces. Example: 1/7 = 2/14, 3/21, 4/28, 5/35, etc.